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Yes he really delivers for the shareholders. Customers however I’m not so sure. Time will tell.

by setquk 8y ago

partiallypro 8y ago
I'm a very happy Microsoft customer, both personally and in business. I have issues with some of their stuff, but I've had issues with my Apple and Google devices/services...so it's just part of it. I think the big issue has been since he shifted focus off Windows the QA has fallen off. Thinking "Windows insiders" would uncover bugs that their former internal teams would have normally done...I think, just doesn't work as they planned. Supposedly this is being addressed. And despite Microsoft canning some projects their support for those things are well beyond what Apple or Google would do. But things like Azure Sphere, Hololens etc are very exciting. Their demos for industrial usage at Build/Ignite always amaze me. AWS/GCS seem to be media/consumption driven, while Azure is driven by makers/producers.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
  As a customer, I'm very much not happy with Microsoft, specifically concerning Windows. Their QA is in the toilet, they've become increasingly hostile to the concept of users being in control of their own systems, and have just generally made a giant mess of everything above the new driver model. For the business, we're sadly stuck with Windows for the foreseeable future regardless (assuredly Microsoft realizes this and that's why they don't give a damn about complaints), but for me personally moving to Linux Desktop, as much as I loathe it, is increasingly looking like the lesser hell.
  - setquk 8y ago
    Also as a Microsoft customer since 1989, I agree. QA is definitely in the toilet. Every release is increasingly detrimental to the customer.
  - richliss 8y ago
    I'm a long-term Windows user and if it wasn't for the negative responses about the current MacBook Pro keyboards I'd have quit Windows about a month ago. The update data loss problems, insane updates (let's change the Start Menu again, 3D Printing?!?) and Stasi-like Telemetry just feel like a company that doesn't respect their home customers. If someone would write a fantastic file manager like XYPlorer or Directory Opus for Linux then I'd probably never look back and just buy Crossover.
kickopotomus 8y ago
MS is really starting to get my attention back as a developer. ~6-10 years ago, Apple took over a large share of the dev community because of combination of iOS plus Unix but as of late they have not been delivering reasons to stay around. MS on the other hand has been working to get developers back. They have been getting out of the way and making it easier to get stuff done.

Yes he really delivers for the shareholders. Customers however I’m not so sure. Time will tell.

by setquk 8y ago

Yes he really delivers for the shareholders. Customers however I’m not so sure. Time will tell.

I'm a very happy Microsoft customer, both personally and in business. I have issues with some of their stuff, but I've had issues with my Apple and Google devices/services...so it's just part of it. I think the big issue has been since he shifted focus off Windows the QA has fallen off. Thinking "Windows insiders" would uncover bugs that their former internal teams would have normally done...I think, just doesn't work as they planned. Supposedly this is being addressed. And despite Microsoft canning some projects their support for those things are well beyond what Apple or Google would do. But things like Azure Sphere, Hololens etc are very exciting. Their demos for industrial usage at Build/Ignite always amaze me. AWS/GCS seem to be media/consumption driven, while Azure is driven by makers/producers.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
As a customer, I'm very much not happy with Microsoft, specifically concerning Windows. Their QA is in the toilet, they've become increasingly hostile to the concept of users being in control of their own systems, and have just generally made a giant mess of everything above the new driver model. For the business, we're sadly stuck with Windows for the foreseeable future regardless (assuredly Microsoft realizes this and that's why they don't give a damn about complaints), but for me personally moving to Linux Desktop, as much as I loathe it, is increasingly looking like the lesser hell.
- setquk 8y ago
  Also as a Microsoft customer since 1989, I agree. QA is definitely in the toilet. Every release is increasingly detrimental to the customer.
- richliss 8y ago
  I'm a long-term Windows user and if it wasn't for the negative responses about the current MacBook Pro keyboards I'd have quit Windows about a month ago. The update data loss problems, insane updates (let's change the Start Menu again, 3D Printing?!?) and Stasi-like Telemetry just feel like a company that doesn't respect their home customers. If someone would write a fantastic file manager like XYPlorer or Directory Opus for Linux then I'd probably never look back and just buy Crossover.

kickopotomus 8y ago

MS is really starting to get my attention back as a developer. ~6-10 years ago, Apple took over a large share of the dev community because of combination of iOS plus Unix but as of late they have not been delivering reasons to stay around. MS on the other hand has been working to get developers back. They have been getting out of the way and making it easier to get stuff done.